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    SarahHeartburn: Railroaded. more »
    nyc-caribbean-ragazza: American living in Italy here. I don't know if she was involved or not but reading through these comments I just want to remind people that her very ... more »
    rmric0.wedding.photographer.and.manny: I think that one of the most important social developments in the last few hundred years in the idea of the Rule of Law. That is to say that everyone ... more »
    CherriSpryte: I am more than a little shocked she was found guilty. Clearly, I don't know what happened, but based on the evidence, and the fact that someone else h... more »
    bluewine: Ugh, I just...I knew she would be convicted, she didn't have a shot. She was railroaded from the beginning and was slutshamed every step of the way. I... more »
    Sputnik_Sweetheart: I have no idea whether Amanda Knox is guilty or innocent, but this all so sad. So many lives have been destroyed. more »
    belltolls: Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown. more »
    PilgrimSoul: I'm not particularly interested in defending the Italian system in particular (mostly because all I can do is trade anecdotes there), but there's some... more »
    rd2uk: I feel so very sad reading this. I don't know if she was innocent or not, but in my opinion the evidence presented was shady at best. What irks me mos... more »
    TurtleWexlerKickedMe: This is ridiculous. the fact that the prosecutor is himself being arraigned for illegal prosecuting activities means this whole case should be thrown ... more »
    DutchessOfDork: When police probed further, Amanda blamed Patrick for the killing. Anna Donnino, a police interpreter, testified that Amanda seemed relieved when she ... more »
    chinaplate: I have (had?) a mutual friend with Meredith, and met her a few times. She was lovely. Her death has resounded so cruelly through the lives of so many ... more »
    Ipomoea: You forgot the #slutshaming tag. more »
    Vivelafat says Sweep the leg, Johnny.: Being jailed for 8 hours for unpaid parking tickets gave me an entirely different understanding of how awful it truly is. I used to think, "Oh, jail c... more »
    Penny: Also, just looking at the name, why did she have an Italian lawyer? Was this by choice? more »
  • #crimeandpunishment

    Breaking: Amanda Knox Found Guilty On All Counts, Sentenced To 26 Years In Prison

    Roughly two years after Meredith Kercher's body was discovered in their shared Italian cottage, and nearly a year after her trial began, American exchange student Amanda Knox (and her former boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito), has been found guilty of murder. More »
  • #clips

    Bette Midler: "I'm A Tough Old Bird"

    The Divine Miss M was on the Today Show this morning promoting her show at Caesar's Palace in Vegas and she and Meredith Vieira bonded over a ukulele and Mere's bad dancing.